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J. A. B. SMITH 'LEDGER SHEET Filed J1 1ne 20. 1921 Patented May 15,.1923.

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JESSE A. B. SMITH, F STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD TYPE-WR-I'IER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

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Application filed June 20, 1921. Serial No. 478,799.

1 pending application,Serial No. $01,034:,filed 31, 1919, now Patent No.1,386,375 dated August 2, 1921. I

In using such bookkeeping and other printing computing machines, when itis de- 2 sired to recordboth items and balances, it frequently becomesnecessary to write what is called a pick-up balance in order to be ableto compute a new balance by adding an 1136111130 the old balance. Insome kindsof work-sheet is very wide even if it contains no pick-upbalance column, with the result that it becomes unmanageable in a typewriter-carriage, if additional columns are provided for the pick-upbalance in additi on'to the column already needed upon the sheet.

According to the present invention, it is unnecessary to providesuch'columns upon the sheet itself. To render such columns unnecessaryupon" thesheet, there may be provided a strip which is held inposition'in the "typewriter-carriage, and which, upon the insertionofthe work-sheet, overlies some column which it is not desired to use atthe moment, thus permitting any pick-up balance to be written upon saidstrip. Inasmuch as the work-sheet herein illustrated is a Bostonledger-sheet containing on one face a separate column for each day ofthe week, the strip maybe in the form of what is commonly called atally-strip, and may be drawn from a tally-st'rip-roll or holder whichis adapted to be located at various positions along thecarriage,'depending on the day column, ;in' use. Tofa'cilitate the easyand accurate locating of the tally-striproll, the reel or holder fromwhich it is drawnmay be mounted upon'a part which bookkeepin such asbank-bookkeeping, the

extends tlie length of the typewriter-carriage and which is adapted toretain the reelat any column to which it has been positioned. I

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanyingdrawingsp I Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspectiveview of an Underwood typewriter-carriage and work-sheet comprising. thepresent in vention.

Figure 2 same.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of a worksheet and a strip thereupon asused for making two entries. I i

The work-sheet 10 is inserted around the platen 11 by" passing itbetweenthe platen and the reel 12, so that'it comes between the is a sectionalside view of the platen and the strip 13, and is guided by the usualrear paper-table 14 to the rear feedrolls 15, and thence to the frontfeed-rolls 16 which carry the work-sheet around to "the.

front of the platen so that it swings up to the printing line at theusual wing-scale 17.

The work-sheet 10 is shown as a Boston ledger-sheet including the namecolumn 18 andline-number column 19 and a series'of day columns 20, onefor each day of the week. Each day column 20 comprises a'checks column21, a deposits column 22, and a' daily balance column 23, the lattercolumn serving to show at the last entry beside name the cur'rentworking balance of that account.

If the depositor Doe at line 1 (Figuref3) has aworking balance of$250.75, and a check or checks amounting to $75.00 come to the typistsdesk to be charged against said balance, the typist, preliminarily tomaking the entry, sets the typewriter-carriage so that thetypewriter-types 2 1 will print through the usual ribbon (not shown)upon thestrip 13, which overlies the checks column 21 of Tuesday, andcopies upon said strip the amount $250.75 shown as the first item uponsaid strip in Figure 3. This copying. in the usual manner, adds thatitem in the usual computation-register ofthe Underwood bookkeepingmachine, one form of which is shown in the patent to Hoyt No. 1,280,228,dated October 1, 1918. Then the typist brings the typewriter-carriage sothat the types 24 will write in the checks column '21 of Monday, andwrites therein the item will write in the deposits column 22, and

3575,00, subtractingit atthe same time'from t 'the computing register,and usually simultaneously adding it into the usual checks register ofthe machine. Then the typis't sets'thetypewriter-carriage so that thetypes 24: willwritein the Monday daily balance column 23, and copiestherein the amount $175.75, now shown in the computing-register,subtracting it from that register and thereby bringing that register tozero. Thenthe typist prints the usual star 25 to prove" the accuracy ofthe copying.

- v I f the deposits item $125.50 comes to the typists desk at the-sametime as the checks item, preliminarily to entering the deposit,

the typistcopies the new daily balance $175.75 upon the strip13Qfromthe-idaily' balance, column 23, and adds it into the computingregister. Then the typist sets the typewriter carriage so that the types 24;

I 'write's therein the item $125.50, adding it machine.

in the [computing register, and also adding itfin the usual depositsregister. of said Then the typist sets the typewriter-carriage so thatthe types will print in the dailybalance column 23,- and writes '3therein the balance now shownin the computing register, 'viz., $301.25,subtracting it from that register, and then printing the usual. star toprove :the' accuracy of the copying. If this is the last item to beentered at this time. upon said work-sheet I '10, it may be removed fromthe machine, either by advancing the platen or by casting off thefeed-rolls by the usual handle 1 26, which is connectedby the usuallinkj28 to the usualfeed-roll-releaseshaft 29. I If the work-sheet is,removedas by castingfoff the feed-rolls and withdrawing it,

the typist may detach the written-on por-v tion of the strip 13 anddiscard it. Upon the insertion of a new work-sheet, the advancev oftheWork-sheet to the printing line carries around with it the strip 13,thus bringing afresh portion of the strip to the printing line to-servefor receiving the new pick-up balances.

To insure suflicient supply of the strip 3 13, it is preferablyfurnished in the form of a roll30, which may be mounted on the 7' Ireelflor spool 12, said reel being journaled the. typewriter-carriage.

upon the shaft 32, which is mounted upon brackets33 fast toth'ecover-plates 34 of The reel 12 may comprise side plates 35 and 36,which turn with the hub 37, the latter journaled upon the rodior' shaft32.

i y is ,providedin the extension 38 of the hub a spr ng-detent 39,whichis adapted to seat Inorfder to accurately rapidly position thehub37 axially of the shaft,32,there itself in a channel 40 extendingcircumferentially of the rod .32, thereby permitting the. reel 12 toturn with some friction while longitudinally of theplaten, there [Havingthus describedvmy invention, I

preserving its alignment relatively to the I Since it is desired toposition the strip I 13 at a' different point for every day, the

rod 32 is provided with a series of channels 40"spaced atdistances'corresponding to the day columns 20 upon the Work-sheet,. in-

eluding a channel to hold the strip 13over the transfer column 51 onSaturday, when Saturdays pick-up items. arewrittenon the strip. Thenthestrip may be'removed, and the items in the mainS aturday column maybe copied in the transfer column 51, according to the custom. The usualfold is then made, which brings this transfer col- I umn alongsideo-f'the Monday column which side offthe v is printed as usual on theother sheet.

For advancingthe Work-sheet, the usual line-space mechanism, which.includes .the line-space-wheel 52, may be used, orthe usual. knob "53may be used. In order to enable the strip 13 to-be advanced by thefeed-rolls in all its'positions, the feed-rolls are extended so as tocome up almost to the usual arms54 by which their shafts 55 are carried,thus making the structure such that there will always be feed-rolls toeni gage the strip 13 wherever the; strip13'is positioned.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

claim: I, v

1. The combination with a ,Boston ledger-sheet having day columns,cachineluding subsidiary columns for transactions and daily balances, ofmeans to enable the use-of said sheet in a combinedtypewriting tion of atransaction for any day involves the typing. of the previous balance andthe running of the same into the register, without the provision on theledger-sheet ofa.

separate pick-up column for each'day in which to type; the previousbalances, said .1 and computing machine in'which computameans comprisinga temporary pick-up strip.

of suitable width, usable for each of 'a plu debit or credit'item forthe day, the previ ous balance may be typed on saidltemporarv, p1ck-11p; stri "placed in a suitable position overlying said ledger-sheet.

rality of days,'whereby, in picking-up a 7125 previous balance.preparatory; to entering a 2. The combination with a Bostonledger-sheet, for use in a combined typewriting and computing machine inwhich computation of a transaction for any day involves the typing ofthe previous balance and the running of the same into the register, saidledger-sheet having day columns, each including subsidiary columns fortransactions and daily balances, and a pick-up transfer column at theright of the last day column of the ledger-sheet, of means to enable theuse of said sheet in the machine Without the provision thereon ofseparate pickup columns for each of the other days, said meanscomprising a temporary pickup strip of suitable width, usable for eachof a plurality of days and supportable at different suitable positionson said sheet, whereby, in picking up a previous balance preparatory toentering a debit or credit item for any day, the previous balance may betyped on said temporary pick-up strip.

JESSE A. B. SMITH.

l/Vitnesses:

JENNIE P. THORNE, EDITH B. LIBBEY.

